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It 1(111 K 1, uvuies at le concerns up in the 1 French Author Is Awarded Nobel Prize STOCKHOLM The French author Andre Glde received the Nobel Prize for literature today. Swedish literary circles acclaimed the choice of the 77 -year-old leader among French writers. TICKETS ARE SUSPENDED I lntlins of Department of Transport Inquiry Into Gulf Stream Disaster VANCOUVER The Department of Transport inquiry into the fatal wreck of. the motor-ship Gulf Stream near Powell River found that the disaster was caused by a wrong act or default of the master. Capt. J. E. Craddock had his certificate suspended for six month while that of Second Mate Ray Ket-chum was suspended for four months. First Mate Frank Peterson was reprimanded for being intoxicated. 0$ Meanwhile troops and mobile, Is Attorney-General and Labor guards were called out to patrol : Minister Gordon Wlsmer. the streets of Marseilles today as Communist labor leaders Issued a general strike call following yesterday's day of rioting 1 .-.1.1 -1- . fntnll,. I 111 which uhc trctouu nua laauj injured and six others hurt. While the communists claimed that the strike call had met with wide response among factory hands. Indications as the day ad vanced were that the workers were sticking to their Jobs except in trades where unions had previously ordered strikes. Affected by the strikes to date are all seamen, longshoremen and members of the metal, building and chemical workers' unions. Some food packers are also reported out. t All htDpirg. In the portjls .tled were on ' " , ,. , , ;t is a con- a protest agaw&i uicicaac ui street car fares and assumed broader proportions following the arrest of four Union demonstrators Monday. C.C.F. NOT IN FIELD Decides Not to tnler Candidate For Vancouver. Mayoralty VANCOUVER The C.C.F.. at a meeting last night, decided not to contest the mayoralty In Vancouver's forthcoming civic election. This leaves the field to Acting Mayor Charles Jones, who has the Non-Partlzan Asso elation support, and Ex-Aid. Harry DeGraves. SNOW FALLS" HERE TODAY But Rain Comes Again Quickly Mountain Line Drops The legions of Marshal Win ter sneaked In under cover of darkness last night and occupied the heights of Mount Hays and Oldfield In force. Twice be fore in recent weeks the ridges have been taken over by the white forces but were driven from their foothold by the drlv ing attack of General Rain. This morning, however, the white line has infiltrated well down the slopes and a battle for the valley seems to be raging between Winter's forces and the ranks of fog. Observers of the conflict are of the opinion that there is little danger of an Immediate invsalon of the city. As this was being written, however, Marshal Winter was dropping his forces from the sky and only the aggressive action of General Rain was holding the city free. AIR PASSENGERS To Vancouver C. R. Salmond, Miss Gonzales, P. Jones, W. Murray. To Sandsplt-H. Emde, R. Em-de, R. C. Emde, Miss H. Dlmor, B. Kelly, B. Emerson, S. Swan- i fleldt. ' TRAM STRIKE PUTS VANCC V'ER ON ITS FEET The first pickets detailed to enforce the Street. RaUaymen's strike In Vancouver were at their posts s strike, started. They did four hours picket-duty then walked iome. This photo, taken at Main and Sixteenth barns, shows, Wl to (.: C A Lary Ross, one- time Pacific Northwest miaow -.5 w.ih just waltlnp, word of a W malrt MacDonalrt, N0RTH3RN AND CENTRAL BHIT18H COLUMBIA '8 NEWSPAPER Hedley Amalg.- Spud Valley Central Zeballos Silbak Premier ...t. Oils ' ? A. P. Con. J Calmont .... C. & E. Foothills Home 1 Eldona Toronto "HevaGoldt. Hosco i .. Jackhlfe Jollet Quebec .... Lake Rowan .... Lapaska -4. Elder r.. N Giant Yellowknlfe God's Lake Hardrpck . JfHarrlcana... .03 .11 .75 .12 .39 2.50 2.60 4.30 Athona .11 Aumaque 30 Seattle . .80 Bevcourt 62 Bobjo .: 15 Buffalo Canadian 172 Consol. Smelters 90.25 Con west 4 1.65 Donalda 4. 1-15 1.28 .76 6.15 L01 ntlt .29 .48 .07 .49 .17 Little Long Lac 1.66 Lynx 10 Madsen Red Lake 3.50 McKeKnzie Red Lake .. .64 McLeod Cockshutt .... 1.70 Moneta 45 Negus 2.21 Noranda 50.50 Louvicourt 1.60 Pickle Crow 2.60 Regcourt 16 San Antonio 4.70 Senator Rouyn 64 Sherritt Gordon 2.97 Steep Rock 2.26 Take Initiative Urges DeGaulle Urges France to Take Lead In Alliance With U.S. and and Britain PARIS General Charles DeGaulle yesterday urged France to take the leaa with the United States, Great Britain and other countries "who feel themselves similarly menaced" by commu nism. He declared: "France must take the initiative because she is most menaced." BANNING OF I RYE IMPORT UKRAINE WINS COUNCIL SEAT LAKE SUCCESS The Ukraine was today elected to the vacant seat on the United Nations security council In succession to Poland. The vote was 35 for Ukraine to 2 lor India despite India's withdrawal. Fifteen nations abstained from voting. Canada Takes Action at Request of United Slates Government OTTAWA, W The Canadian government, acting at the request of the United States government, has taken steps to ban the importation of American rye Into Canada until further notice, it was learned authorita tively last night. The Drohlbltlon, aimed at 1 plugging the leaks In the Am-J HOCKEY SCORES Chicago 5, Toronto 4, Boston 8, New York 2. Teddy Martin, A. C Kyle (picket captain), and Charles Jackson. In background can be seen the last car to come In to the barns. The strike. Including 2,800 workers In Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster, went "on" when a last-chance meeting between' Labor Minister Gordon Wlsmer, the union and the B.C Electric Railway Co.. held to avert the tie-up, ended in disa-;reement Hopes are rising for a settlement In Palestine until May 1, 1948. A spokesman for the British delegation to the United Nations at Lake Success said Britain would make an official declaration on a plan to the sub-committee; on Palestine at a meeting later today. Disclosure of the decision came a few hours afterjthe cabinet's regular weekly meeting. Informants said that Britain's" delegation to Lake Sue-' cess had been instrructed to in-; form the United States: First, Britain will not be a party to force In the implemen-; tation of any solution In the Holy ( Land. 1 Second, Britain will not be ' prepared to make any substan tial contribution toward implementation of a settlement not acceptable to both Arabs and Jews. Third. Britain by herself will not carry out a Soviet-American partition plan which requires this country to remain mandatory until next May when the process of transferlng power to Arab and Jewish states should begin. erican, food conservation pro- r A lT k DTlvT praV'iretabodled In art pifler- fAlXL AKiljl ln-counal passed by tne caoinet and will bring a halt to the flow of cereal grain Into western Canada which Is said to have leached substantial proportions. United States has complained that rye sent from United States to Canada has been finding Its way to Scotland for use in the making of whisky. HOPEFUL OF SETTLEMENT Minister of Labor Thinks Transit Strike May be Ended Amicably VANCOUVER, 0 Minister of Labor Gordon Wismer, acting as mediator in the hours and wages dispute between 2800 transit workers in Vancouver, New Westminster and Victoria and the British Columbia Electric Railway Co., said last night that "the outlook Is more hopeful for an amicable settlement" of the 21-day transit tie-up. Conferences were scheduled to continue today, he said, "and I am hopeful of a solution to the stalemate. IS CONVICTED Dutchman Fooled Even Experts with Imitations of Masters AMSTERDAM, P Hans Van Heegeren, aged 57, Dutch artist, was sentenced to jail for one year by a Dutch court which convicted him of fraud for sell ing eight paintings. signed with the names of old masters, pic tures which fooled even the art experts. The prosecution, which charged that Van Heegeren's proceeds from sales of cleverly faked paintings amounted to approximately $$2,800,000, has asked for a two-year sentence. OUTBREAKS IN NAPLES Trouble In Italy Spreads Southward From Milan NAPLES 0) Police fired on Communist demonstrators here today as Italy's wave of polltl cal turmoil spread southward. Several wounded were sent to hospital. Industrial northern Italy, pre domlnantly leftist, was quiet but tense after yesterday's trouble In Milan. There had been, a week of violence and bloodshed In that area. Naples police In light armored cars moved In on Via Roma and Via Medina In the heart of the city where a demonstration was held to protest against what Socialists and Communists called "no-fascist" provocations In Milan and elsewhere In the north. Some demonstrators used tear gas against the police and are reported to have fired shots' In the air. MACEDONIAN OFFENSIVE Long-Expected Campaign Against Guerrilas Commences ATHENS tf) Dispatches from Western Macedonia Indicated today that the long-expected YYYYYYYi 'YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 11 235 TAXI rh0 will wiflHT &i2WICE ! JMV ' , W -i, fitindf ..i.i Third Ave. 'Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." VOL. XXXVI, NO. 265 PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS ER nu nun . n IS t i j I V Great Britain ejects United States-Russia Palestine Plan I -i.u rnniroi ui hiifl Workers CITV N.J 0" "... .h, npnther I Air.";;. r ' II 1 1 d mt:.l mannerru rd 'Jl -1 W- , the Reutncr sweep 1- r.tlrr thf! :l u :r.rds post Dircrar John 3 ,t Louis A K-; T'f.n.T.i.3 had "Vy c: : Oosser. c- o;..r labor ivnR KINO TH RAY f , a C::rict dca'h rav -r.-re dead-.) i.ic atom Kenney K-rittal On Liher vautfship REDS BLAMED BY RAMADIER Stormy Session of French Assembly Following Marseilles Kiots -PARIS At a stormy session of the French National Assembly tod3y. Premier Paul Ramadier ; charged Communists with re-i sponslbillty for serious riots In I Marseilles yesterday. Such dis orders could not be tolerated, I he declared. Conunuuist depu-j ties vigorously denied responsi-I blllty for the riots. VICTORIA (CI') Hon. E. T. Kenney, minister of lands and forests, would neither confirm or deny reports from Prince Rupert that he would become a candidate for the provincial Libera! party leadership at December's convention In Vancouver. He refused to com ment today on Prince Rupert Liberal Association's instructions to its delegates to support him1 when the convention meets to choose a successor to Premier; John Hart. '. The only member of the cabl net so far publicly announced as intending to seek the leadership TODAY'S STOCKS 'Courtesy 8. D Johnston Cn i ti Vancouver Bralorne 11.00 B. R. Con 05 B. R. X. 09 Caribbo Quartz 2.70 Dentbnla I6V2 GrullWihksne 6.14 Hedley Mascot 1.00 Minto, U2J4 PcndiOrellle 2.20 Pioneer 3.75 Premley Border OS'i Privateer 3 Reeves McDonald 1.10 Reno 13 Salmon Gold 25 Sheep CrCeek" 1.03 Taylor Bridge .45 TakuRiverj. .70 Congress ..tt,." Will Not be Patty to Scheme of Partition or Force In Holy Land LONDON (CP) Great Britain has decided against accepting or substantially sharing in the Soviet-American plan for partitioning Palestine, high Whitehall sources said today. Under the scheme Britain would be asked by the United Nations Assembly to continue to be responsible for law and order "MONTY" SEES AIRBORNE MEN Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, chief of the imperial general staff, Is shown during visit to the headquarters of the Airborne Establishment and the Light Infantry Brigade training centre at Southwood Camp, Aldershot, Eng. RECALL ENVOYS FROM SPAIN LAKE SUCCESS, Q The United Nations political com- mtttee ,hasMreaHljraed, the. justified Chancellor ot -ueneraj assemDiys fe&uiuiiuu of last December recommending that all member nations recall their ambassadors and ministers from Spain. Canada was among nations which abstained from voting. IS CALLING NO SESSION Premier Hart Does Not Think Much of Winch Suggestion on Street Railway Strike VICTORIA, Premier John Hart said last night that he had no intention of calling a special session of the Legislature to deal with the Vancouver transit strike situation. Earlier In the day Harold E. Winch, C.C.F. leader of the Opposition, had called for a spe cial session of the Legislature to glvd the British Columbia Power Commission authority to over, all operations of the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. as the first step toward settlement of the 25 day old transit strike in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster. HE BURNED NORMANDIE Nazi Spy, is Being Held on Murder Charge In Germany NEW YORK, dA-France Am-erlque. New York French language newspaper, said Wednesday that a German spy Fritz Schaeffer has admitted responsibility for the blaze aboard the $30,000,000 French liner Nor-mandle which burned to a charred hulk at a pier here February 9, 1942. The paper said that , the spy was now being held In the United States occupied zzone of Germany on a murder charge. Local Tides general offensive against guer- Friday, November 14, 1947 rila forces hac begun In that 'High 2:16 19.9 feet I area. Fierce fighting Is reported 13:56 22.1 feet around fifteen villages and towi Low 7.58 7.1 feet in the 1 -e a of Gravena 20:34 2,3 feet i l SUBSIDIES TO BE DROPPED No Further Increases Are Exchequer Says LONDON, (P! Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton, In presenting his budget yesterday, warned that It would be impossible to increase any further increases in food subsidies. Existing subsidies on leather, cotton and wool will disappear nexi year, he said. Mr. Dalton also announced that In future three per cent Interest would be charged on arrears In income tax, surtax, profits tax and excess profits tax. There will be no Increase In the tobacco duty. Natives Drinking; Cabin Takes Fire BURNS LAKE Constables William Richmond and George Anderson have had a busy week, having prosecuted several in- take, fractions of the Motor Vehicle Act and four Indians for intoxication, one for having liquor on a reservation. During the debauch a cabin caught fire and the refactory Indian objected to the women attempting to, put Albert E. Grauer, president of the flre out They procured con the British Columbia Electric Railway Co., criticized figures used by Winch and suggested that he should make sure of his facts before making statements. lie charged Winch with using the street railway strike situation for political advantage. vlctlons in all cases which were tried before Magistrate Lystcr Mulvany who also disposed of a Juvenile Court case leniently: GREAT SHOW Ancient Indian Customs Concert, Dancing: by the CHIEFS OF KITWANGA Kitwanga Community Halt November 22. Doors open, 7:30 p.m. Full narrative .of each oft jnaln events. " See what you have never seen before. I1 EVERYBODY WELCOME Admission-Men, $1; Ladles, 75c Children, 50c Master of ceremonies; Chief W. B. Morgan Announcer Harold Sinclair